By leveraging their grantmaking, local knowledge, and personal relationships, family foundations and fund holders are uniquely positioned to influence public policy.

Maryland Philanthropy Network members are invited to learn what their peers are doing (and why and how!) around requesting, collecting and reporting data from grantees. We’ll discuss how funders can drive values of equity and inclusion throughout the application process - including what we require from an organization as we make funding decisions. We’ll also discuss how well philanthropy is looking at ourselves.

When population vulnerability coincides with a pattern of pollution exposure, we call it environmental injustice. How do we objectively identify such cases?

In the coming years, there will be an even greater need for philanthropy to support frontline advocacy and organizing for justice.